Infrastructure & Cloud
Cloud Engineer / Architect career guide
Builds and runs infrastructure on AWS, Azure or GCP with code and automation.
Job titles
- Cloud Engineer
- Cloud Administrator
- Solutions Architect
Skills employers ask for
- Cloud infrastructure
- Infrastructure as code
- Cloud networking
- Compute
- Serverless
- Cloud migration
- Cost optimization
- Identity & access
- Monitoring
- High availability
- Containers
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Bicep / ARM
- Kubernetes
Certifications for Cloud Engineer / Architect roles
- AWS Solutions Architect
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- AZ-104
- AZ-900
- AZ-305
- Google ACE
- Terraform Associate
- CKA
- Cloud+
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What does a Cloud Engineer / Architect do?
Builds and runs infrastructure on AWS, Azure or GCP with code and automation.
What skills does a Cloud Engineer / Architect need?
Common skills in Cloud Engineer / Architect postings include Cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as code, Cloud networking, Compute, Serverless, Cloud migration, Cost optimization, Identity & access, Monitoring, High availability.
Which certifications help for Cloud Engineer / Architect roles?
Employers often ask for AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Cloud Practitioner, AZ-104, AZ-900, AZ-305, Google ACE.
How many Cloud Engineer / Architect jobs are open?
ReconHire lists about 147 recent postings that match Cloud Engineer / Architect titles, and 34 of them are remote.
How much does a Cloud Engineer / Architect make?
Among 42 recent postings that list pay, the middle half falls between $139k and $214k a year, with a median near $157k. Pay varies by city, experience and employer.